Peri has certifications and licensures from the National Athletic Trainers Association, the State of New York Education Department and the American Red Cross for First Aid, CPR and AED for the professional rescuer.

Prior to Hilbert, Peri served as a certified Athletic Trainer for both Excelsior Orthopaedics (Clarence High School, 2012-13) and for Catholic Health System (Medaille College, 2011-12). He overlapped his athletic training duties while serving as a Physician Extender at the University at Buffalo Orthopedics from October 2011 to August 2012.

After he graduated from Alfred University (2010) with a bachelor’s of sciences degree in Athletic Training, with a minor in Exercise Science, he jumped right into his profession and worked at the Tonawanda Aquatic & Fitness Center as a Personal Trainer.

Peri completed his Master of Sport Administration from Canisius College in May 2012.

Hilbert College, located in suburban Hamburg, N.Y., south of Buffalo, is a private four-year college founded in 1957 in the Catholic Franciscan tradition. With nearly 1,100 students, Hilbert is a dynamic Western New York college that offers career-focused majors, including one of the top criminal justice programs in the region, and more than 50 minors and concentrations. The college’s engaging, student-centered campus community offers numerous leadership, internship, and service learning opportunities from which students launch successful careers while making positive changes in their communities. The Hilbert Blueprint promotes a well-rounded student experience over four years – starting with the Foundations Seminar in the freshman year, followed by Sophomore Service, Junior Symposium, and culminating with the Senior Capstone. Hilbert has expanded its academic offerings with the college’s first graduate programs and new Accelerated Degree Programs geared to adult learners.